Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Centre for Movement, Occupation and Rehabilitation Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Health Expect. 2024 Feb;27(1):e13891. doi: 10.1111/hex.13891. Epub 2023 Oct 15.
Volunteering may have therapeutic benefits, but little is known about its requirements and potential for people with neurological conditions (pwNC).
Two separate focus groups were conducted in Darmstadt, Germany: one group consisting of six pwNC and another group consisting of four health care professionals and three volunteering service providers. The focus groups were audio-recorded, transcribed and data were managed using NVivo12. The thematic analysis was applied.
Four main themes were identified: (1) Impact of volunteering, (2) Individualisation, (3) Developmental space and (4) Funded supported volunteering.
According to the findings, volunteering can be used as a strategy to enhance physical, mental and social well-being in disease management for people with long-term neurological conditions.
Facilitators for accessibility of therapeutic volunteering; involvement of pwNC.
志愿服务可能具有治疗益处,但对于患有神经疾病的人(pwNC)而言,其要求和潜力知之甚少。
在德国达姆施塔特进行了两个单独的焦点小组:一个小组由六名 pwNC 组成,另一个小组由四名医疗保健专业人员和三名志愿服务提供者组成。对焦点小组进行了录音、转录,并使用 NVivo12 管理数据。应用了主题分析。
确定了四个主要主题:(1)志愿服务的影响,(2)个体化,(3)发展空间和(4)有资金支持的志愿服务。
根据研究结果,志愿服务可以作为一种策略,用于增强患有长期神经疾病的人的疾病管理中的身心健康和社交幸福感。
促进治疗性志愿服务的可及性;涉及 pwNC。